> <mailto:
wmeier@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
> Having checkAPIs run in various directories during every Windows
> incremental build (even when there are no file changes)
> is a drag.... :)
>
> Could we maybe have checkAPIs default to not being run (via an
> environment variable or whatever) and then set the buildbot builds
> to run checkAPIs ?
>
> In the same way that we use "fail on warning" for C compiles, it seems
> to me that this should be sufficient enforcement as long as a build with
> checkAPIs enabled causes a 'fail' if checkAPIs reports a problem.
>
> Or: maybe a way to run checkAPIs only on changed files ?
>
>
> or only on the diffs as I've implemented in Flawfinder. As it could be
> used too in a "preventive" way on patches sent to us.
>
> P.S. : I've not taken a look at checkAPI but I guess we could also use
> flawfinder i.s.o. checkAPI ... as it seems doing the same job. Here is
> the sourceforge project page :
https://sourceforge.net/projects/flawfinder/
